Fred W Dierks
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed at Uklei on 6/21/44 in B-24 #4295145 Killed in Action (KIA)
Technical Sergeant Fred W. Dierks was born May 20, 1922. His next of kin was his brother, John Dierks. He was from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was serving as the Top Turret Gunner aboard B-24 tail #42-95145 of the 389th Bomb Group, 566th Bomb Squadron, when his plane went down over Koenigwasterhausen, Germany, on June 21, 1944.
Because the remains of TSGT Dierks and his crewmates could not be separately identified, they were buried together in a group grave at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | 20 May 1922 | Technical Sergeant Fred W. Dierks was born May 20, 1922. His next of kin was his brother, John Dierks. He was from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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Died |
21 June 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 June 1944 | He was serving as the Top Turret Gunner aboard B-24 tail #42-95145 of the 389th Bomb Group, 566th Bomb Squadron, when his plane went down over Koenigwasterhausen, Germany, on June 21, 1944. |
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Buried |
Saint Louis, MO, USA | Because the remains of TSGT Dierks and his crewmates could not be separately identified, they were buried together in a group grave at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6528 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database